flabbergast

  • 71boggle the mind — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. flabbergast, astonish, stagger, amaze, stun, stupefy, *blow one away, *blow one s mind, dumbfound, *knock one s socks off, frighten …

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  • 72Wonder — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Wonder >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 wonder wonder marvel Sgm: N 1 astonishment astonishment amazement wonderment bewilderment Sgm: N 1 amazedness amazedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 admiration …

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  • 73baffle — {{11}}baffle (n.) shielding device, 1881, from BAFFLE (Cf. baffle) (v.). {{12}}baffle (v.) 1540s, to disgrace, perhaps a Scottish respelling of bauchle to disgrace publicly (especially a perjured knight), which is probably related to Fr. bafouer… …

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  • 74confuse — 1550s, in literal sense mix or mingle things so as to render the elements indistinguishable; attested from mid 18c. in active, figurative sense of discomfit in mind or feeling; not in general use until 19c., taking over senses formerly belonging… …

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  • 75flabbergasted — 1772, mentioned (with bored) in a magazine article as a new vogue word, perhaps from some dialect (in 1823 flabbergast was noted as a Sussex word), likely an arbitrary formation from flabby or flapper and aghast …

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  • 76throw — {{11}}throw (n.) act of throwing, 1520s, from THROW (Cf. throw) (v.). Wrestling sense is first attested 1819. {{12}}throw (v.) to project, propel, c.1300, from O.E. þrawan to twist, turn writhe (pt. þreow, pp. þrawen), from P.Gmc. *thræ (Cf. O.S …

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  • 77flabbergasted — adjective informal surprise greatly. → flabbergast …

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  • 78amaze — verb this shy, gawky teenager gets on the stage and amazes everyone with the best Elvis impersonation of the evening Syn: astonish, astound, surprise, stun, stagger, shock, stupefy, awe, stop someone in their tracks, leave open mouthed, leave… …

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  • 79astonish — verb the NYPD astonished many with the success of its aggressive crime fighting tactics Syn: amaze, astound, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, strike dumb, boggle, stupefy, daze, shock, take aback, leave open mouthed, leave… …

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  • 80astound — verb the dogs tricks will astound you Syn: amaze, astonish, stagger, surprise, startle, stun, confound, dumbfound, boggle, stupefy, shock, daze, take aback, leave open mouthed, leave aghast; informal flabbergast, blow away, bowl over, floor …

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